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LIII Patriots (AFC East - 13-5) vs. Rams (NFC West - 15-3) Sunday, February 3, 2019 | 6:30 PM ET | Mercedes-Benz | Referee: John Parry SERIES HISTORY (INCL. ) LEADER: Patriots lead all-time series, 8-5 LAST GAME: 12/4/16: Rams 10 at Patriots 26 STREAKS: Patriots have won past 5 LAST GAME AT SITE: First meeting in PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Patriots lead all-time series, 1-0 LAST PLAYOFF: 2/3/02: Patriots 20, Rams 17 (SB XXXVI) STREAKS: Patriots won only meeting LAST PLAYOFF AT SITE: First meeting in Atlanta PLAYOFF RECORD 36-20 PLAYOFF RECORD 21-25 LAST WEEK W 37-31 (OT) at Kansas City LAST WEEK W 26-23 (OT) at VS. COMMON OPP. 6-1 (Chi 1-0; Det 0-1; GB 1-0; KC VS. COMMON OPP. 5-1 (Chi 0-1; Det 1-0; GB 1-0; KC 2-0; LAC 1-0; Min 1-0) 1-0; LAC 1-0 Min 1-0) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 27.3/20.3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 32.9/24.0 OFFENSE 393.4 OFFENSE 421.1 PASSING : 375-570-4355-29-11-97.7 PASSING : 364-561-4688-32-12-101.1 RUSHING (R): 209-931-4.5-6 RUSHING : 256-1251-4.9-17 (1L) RECEIVING James White (RB): 87-751-8.6-7 RECEIVING Robert Woods: 86-1219-14.2-6 DEFENSE 359.1 DEFENSE 358.6 SACKS : 7.5 SACKS : 20.5 (1L) INTs : 4 INTs : 4 TAKE/GIVE +10 (28/18) TAKE/GIVE +11 (30/19) PR : 7.7 PR JoJo Natson: 10.8 KR : 28.8 KR : 24.6 PUNTING (NET) Ryan Allen: 45.1 (39.5) PUNTING (NET) : 46.3 (43.0) KICKING : 130 (49/50 PAT; 27/32 FG) KICKING Greg Zuerlein: 116 (35/36 PAT; 27/31 FG) HEAD : : SEAN MCVAY VS. OPP. 6-1 VS. OPP. 0-0 PLAYOFF RECORD 30-11 PLAYOFF RECORD 2-1 PATRIOTS TEAM NOTES RAMS TEAM NOTES • PATRIOTS became 3rd team in the Super Bowl era to • RAMS won NFC West in consecutive seasons for first appear in 3 consecutive Super Bowls. Have 5 Super Bowl time since 1973-79. titles, 2nd-most all-time (, 6). • LOS ANGELES led NFC in total yards per game (421.1) • NEW ENGLAND ranked 4th in scoring offense (27.3 & points per game (32.9) & ranked 3rd in conference in ppg), 5th in total yards of offense (393.4 ypg) and tied for turnover differential (+11). 6th in scoring defense (20.3 ppg allowed). • SEAN MC VAY has guided Rams to playoffs in each of • BILL BELICHICK has most playoff experience (41 his 1st 2 seasons as head coach. Became youngest HC in games) & postseason wins (30) among HC in NFL history. NFL history to lead team to Super Bowl (33 years old). Is the only HC in NFL history with 5 Super Bowl victories. • RAMS had 4 players named to 2019 : DT • NEW ENGLAND had 2 players named for 2019 Pro AARON DONALD, QB JARED GOFF, RB TODD Bowl: QB TOM BRADY & CB . GURLEY & ST CORY LITTLETON. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: CBS (6:30 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, , , WESTWOOD ONE: , , , Tony Boselli, Ed Werder | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 82 (NE), 83 (LAR) | XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (NE), 225 (LAR) Super Bowl LIII New England Patriots (AFC East - 13-5) vs. Los Angeles Rams (NFC West - 15-3)

GAME NOTE Super Bowl LIII is the first Super Bowl matchup of No. 2 seeds since the NFL began seeding teams in 1975. PATRIOTS NOTES RAMS NOTES • QB TOM BRADY is all-time postseason leader in games • QB JARED GOFF ranked 4th in NFL in pass yards played (39), wins (29), completions (954), pass yards (4,688) & was 1 of 3 in NFL with 4,500+ yards & 100+ (10,917) & TD passes (73). Has 16 playoff games with 300+ rating (101.1) in 2018. In his past 8 vs. AFC, has 2,287 pass yards, most in NFL history. Has 2 highest single-game pass yards (285.9 per game) with 18 TDs vs. 2 INTs for passing totals in Super Bowl history (505 yards in SB LII & 108.9 rating & has rush TD. 466 yards in SB LI). Aims for his 4th Super Bowl in row with • RB TODD GURLEY led NFL with 21 scrimmage TDs & 300+ pass yards & 5th Super Bowl in row with 2+ TD passes. ranked 4th with 1,831 scrimmage yards this . Had • RB SONY MICHEL (rookie) has 5 rush TDs this rush TD in NFC Champ Game. Aims for his 3rd postseason postseason, most by a rookie in NFL history. Aims for his game in row with rush TD. Has 1,250 scrimmage yards 3rd postseason game in row with 100+ rush yards & 2+ (156.3 per game) with 7 TDs (4 rush, 3 rec.) in his past 8 rush TDs. RB JAMES WHITE has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) vs. AFC. Has 120+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7 vs. in 2 career Super Bowls. Aims for his 3rd Super Bowl in AFC. RB C.J. ANDERSON has 172 scrimmage yards row with rush TD. RB aims for his 3rd (86 per game) & 2 rush TDs in 2 games this postseason. in row with rush TD. • WR had 80 catches for 1,204 yards • TE has 12 career playoff TD in 2018, his 4th-career season with 1,000+ rec. yards. Had catches, tied with HOFer (12) 1,082 rec. yards & 7 TDs in 2017 with NE. WR ROBERT for 2nd-most in postseason history. Aims for his 3rd Super WOODS led team with career-highs in receptions (86) & Bowl in row with TD catch. WR JULIAN EDELMAN rec. yards (1,219) this season. Has 3 rec. TDs in his past ranks 2nd in postseason history with 105 receptions. 6 vs. NE. In his past 3 vs. AFC, has 21 receptions for 285 Has 5+ receptions in 12 consecutive postseason games, yards (95 per game) & 3 TDs. longest streak in playoff history. Has 14 catches for 196 • DT AARON DONALD led NFL with 20.5 sacks this yards (65.3 per game) & TD catch in 3 career Super Bowls. season & became 11th player since 1982 with 20+ sacks WR CHRIS HOGAN had 6 catches for 128 yards & rec. in single season. Ranked 1st in NFL with 25 TFL in 2018. TD in SB LII in 2017. DT had 1.5 sacks in NFC Champ • DL TREY FLOWERS led team with 7.5 sacks. S Game. Has 5 sacks in 5 career playoff games. S JOHN DURON HARMON led team & tied career-high with 4 JOHNSON had INT in OT in NFC Champ Game. Had INTs. Had INT in SB LII. CB STEPHON GILMORE had career-highs in tackles (118) & INTs (4) in 2018. career-high 20 PD, 2nd-most in NFL. Has 2+ PD in 4 of his • K GREG ZUERLEIN converted game-tying 48-yard FG past 5 playoff games. in 4th Q & GW 57-yard FG in OT in NFC Champ Game. Patriots QB TOM BRADY is the all-time leader in many Super Bowl passing categories. He is the only player in NFL history to win 4 Super Bowl MVP Awards.

SUPER BOWL PASSING YARDS TOM BRADY...... 2,576 Kurt Warner...... 1,156

SUPER BOWL TD PASSES TOM BRADY...... 18 ...... 11 SCRIMMAGE TDs (2018) SACKS (2018) SUPER BOWL COMPLETIONS TODD GURLEY (LAR)...... 21 AARON DONALD (LAR)..... 20.5 TOM BRADY...... 235 Alvin Kamara (NO)...... 18 J.J. Watt (Hou)...... 16 ...... 103 (Pit)/ (NYG)....15 Chris Jones (KC)...... 15.5